Course ID: | EMST 4540. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Transmedia Entertainment |
Course Description: | Introduction, analysis, and creation of transmedia properties
that expand across multiple media platforms. Transmedia’s
influence on industry economics and production as well as
audience participation. |
Oasis Title: | Transmedia Entertainment |
Prerequisite: | EMST 3320 and permission of department |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This class focuses on concepts of transmedia as creative and
industrial practice, including the cultural and economic
implications of transmedia production and consumption. In this
class, students will:
• Analyze components of contemporary transmedia properties
• Craft creative components that complement existing economic,
narrative, and/or thematic functions
• Evaluate and interpret media texts’ transmedia strategies
• Analyze and create narratives that take place across multiple
delivery channels |
Topical Outline: | Transmedia narrative structure
Transmedia universe case studies
Interactivity
Industry and production approaches
Participation
Transmedia spaces |